Page 7: Historical Events In 1938

Jun 15   1st night game at Bkln Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1938 h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

Jun 17   Japan declares war on China in the year 1938.   

Jun 18   Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season in the year 1938.   

Jun 19   On this day in history "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47   

Jun 19   Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris in the year 1938.   

Jun 21   On this day in history baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit   

Jun 22   On this day in history andrew Brown, film Producer   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2 04 of first round at Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of first round at Yankee Stadium in the year 1938.   

Jun 23   Civil Aeronautics Authority (US) established on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium in the year 1938.   

Jun 24   On this day in history "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies   

Jun 24   In the year 1938 500 ton meteorite lands near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania   

Jun 25   In the year 1938 "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1   

Jun 25   In the year 1938 federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40. per hour   

Jun 26   Cin Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

Jun 26   James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67 in the year 1938.   

Jun 28   Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's on this day in history.   

Jun 29   Billy Storm, singer (Valiants-This is the Night) in the year 1938.   

Jun 30   Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61 in the year 1938.   

Jun 30   On this day in history superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1   

Jul 02   51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60) in the year 1938.   

Jul 02   Helen Wills Moody (US) wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles in the year 1938.   

Jul 03   In the year 1938 president Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.   

Jul 04   In the year 1938 otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56   

Jul 04   On this day in history suzanne Lenglen 6 time Wimbeldon champ, dies at 39 of anemia   

Jul 05   Herb Caen's 1st column in SF Chronicle in the year 1938.   

Jul 05   John McIlwraith, cricketer (Tests for Australia), dies in the year 1938.   

Jul 06   On this day in history 6th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati   

Jul 06   In the year 1938 the "Evian Conference& in France fails to provide a refuge for German Jews.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of john Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ian Brady, British serial killer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author   

Jan 04   Louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- )   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of leo Avery, abbot of Quarr   

Jan 03   Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 in the year 1938.   

Jan 08   Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1938 willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68   

Jan 12   Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890) died in the year 1938.   

Jan 17   William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1938 bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28   

Feb 05   Hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903) died in the year 1938.   

Feb 06   On this day in history marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77